Nice heatwave, but June 1878 was hotter - Headline writers were itching during last week’s heatwave to proclaim that it was a “record breaking” June, particularly on June 21, when the BBC flashed up that the temperature had hit “35 degrees” (in fact it had only been 34.5). - 25 June

‘Hard borders’ post-Brexit will make red tape even worse - Why, on Friday, was Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, snooping around the Northern Irish border – having previously been the first non-head of state or government ever to address both houses of the Irish parliament? - 14 May